Abstract
A system is described for collection and processing of data from a cycle ergometer. Cycle pedals, specially made to withstand the extremely high forces exerted during maximal power cycling, contain transducers to measure pedal angle relative to the crank and foot forces both perpendicular and parallel to the pedal surface. An additional transducer monitors crank position. Output signals are conditioned, amplified, digitized by a 12-bit analog-to-digital converter, fed into a computer at 100 Hz/channel, and mathematically smoothed to attenuate noise. For each sample interval, foot force components perpendicular and parallel to the crank arm are calculated. Power generated on each crank revolution is determined from transducer information. Computer graphics display pedaling parameters vs. crank angle in both rectangular and circular format. Data files containing variables descriptive of pedaling force curves are produced to enable computerized statistical analysis of cycling performance.
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